Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Six Southwest Michigan Counties
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Grand Rapids has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Allegan, Barry, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Kent, and Ottawa counties until 3:30 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwest Michigan
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Grand Rapids MI
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwest Michigan.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids MI. The alert is effective from May 18, 2026 at 1:58 PM EDT until May 18, 2026 at 3:30 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Allegan County, Barry County, Calhoun County, Kalamazoo County, Kent County, and Ottawa County in southwestern and south central Michigan. Impacted locations include Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Portage, Holland, Hastings, Battle Creek, Allegan, Wyoming, Kentwood, Walker, Grandville, East Grand Rapids, Hudsonville, Rockford, Zeeland, Coopersville, Sparta, Wayland, Otsego, and Plainwell.
What You Should Do
Residents should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for protection.
Expected Conditions
Severe thunderstorms were located along a line from Holland State Park to Paw Paw to Cassopolis, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. A 63 mph wind gust was reported at the Benton Harbor airport at 12:00 PM.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from 1:58 PM EDT to 3:30 PM EDT on May 18, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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